Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

Magistrate = "Did the prisoner
make full confcssion?" Policeman
mo, sir. He made the confession
when he was full. "-Philadelphia Call.
The Norfolk Ncvs tells of young
man named Charles Swedenburg who
is charged with stealing fifty-two dol
lars from his widowed mother. He has
not been examined. He can never be
successfully examined without the aid
OF microscope.
"A beautiful geyser has belched
forth at the Upper Basin, near Mann
moth Hot Springs. Wyoming 1t throws
a stream into the air 150 feet in height.
II is located two hundred yards from
the Spasmatic, and is one of the grand
est on the formation.
-"Jenkins-dDon't you enjoy the
conversation of BlufkinsP think him
an inimitable talker" Smith-"O, yes.
/ like it; but there is one thing he can't
do that l would enjoy much more"
J.-..What is thatPr S.-"Keep his
mouth shut. Boston Budget
Quite number of persons crossed
the Arkansas river the other day at
Garden City to see herd of buffalo
now grazing on the prairies. There
are about thirty young calves and one
or two COWS in the herd. The owner
intends making an effort to cross them
with domestic cattle.
John D. Van Gordon, sixty-nine
years of age, of Dingman's Ferry, Pike
County, Pa, was killed by bee sting
on the wrist Wednesday morning. A
few moments after he was stung the
pain became so intense that he started
for the house. AS he entered the door
he groaned; 20, I'm going to die!''
and Immediately expired.
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Since they reduced fares to five
cents the Philadelphia street railroads
have been able to declare increased
dividends. They are just now finding
out how much they lost by keeping
fares at six cents. The elevated roads
in New York are having similar ex-
perience and the talk of abolishing
five-cent fares is declared to be without
foundation.
-"Making good resolutions and then
breaking them ruin mans character"
said Bjenks, philosophcally, ''and Tn
not going to ruin my character in that
way any more" 30, my DEAR said
Mrs. Bjenks, "rm so glad to hear you
say that You won't break your good
resolutions after this, will you, dearP"
mo, my darling" said Bjenks, heroic
ally, Il won't. After this I'm not GO
ing to make any.n-Journal Of Educa-
tion.
Quite strange phenomenon was
seen in Mr.. Butts poultry yard at
Orlando, Fla, day or two ago. A
small chicken was seen waddling
around swclIed out to the shape of
huge puff-ball, and terribly distorted,
apparently by some watery humor.
The anxious owner thought it had the
dropsy, and at once proceeded to tap it
with razor when 1t was found to be
inflated with air. How the chick hap
pened to get in that fix nobody knows.
An Americus, Ga, gentleman says:
"Last Thursday evening saw curl
osity in the shape of sand cloud. 1t |
appeared TO be about 500 feet high and !
looked like an inverted funnel. The
base seemed to be forty or fifty yards |
wide, and It's apex extended to point
some 800 feet high. II was whirllng |
with frightful rapidity, and went
straight up out Of sight. 1t roared like
a train of cars, which thought 1t was
until saw the cloud. 1t was about
two and half miles northwest of Amer
icus.
Little Nellie, five years old. went
to walk on Sunday afternoon with her
parents The party strolled along the
bank of the reservoir concerning the
use of which Nellie asked many ques-
tons. While they were there small
boys straw hat was blown of his head
into the reservoir and fished out, with
no lifl1a d;0to,it.. ....l. al. IA - .